Their hearts were not really with God.\par They were not faithful to the Agreement. {\cf2\super [449]} \par
Ezekiel 16:30 - Easy To Read Version You are so weak. You let all those men (countries) cause you to sin. You acted just like a domineering prostitute. {\cf2\super [125]} ” The Lord my Master said those things. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 How weak is thine heart, saith the Lord GOD, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an imperious whorish woman; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition How weak and spent with longing and lust is your heart and mind, says the Lord God, seeing you do all these things, the work of a bold, domineering harlot, American Standard Version (1901) How weak is thy heart, saith the Lord Jehovah, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an impudent harlot; Common English Bible How sick was your heart—the LORD God proclaims—that you could do all these things, the deeds of a hardened prostitute. Catholic Public Domain Version With what can I cleanse your heart, says the Lord God, since you do all these things, the works of a woman who is a shameless prostitute? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Wherein shall I cleanse thy heart, saith the Lord God, seeing thou dost all these the works of a shameless prostitute? |
Their hearts were not really with God.\par They were not faithful to the Agreement. {\cf2\super [449]} \par
The woman used those words to tempt the young man. Her smooth words tricked him.
A foolish person is like a loud, evil woman. She does not have knowledge.
A cow knows its master.\par And a donkey knows the place where its owner feeds it.\par But the people of Israel don’t know me.\par My people don’t understand.”\par
The faces of the people show that they are guilty of doing wrong. And they are proud of their sin. They are like the people of Sodom {\cf2\super [31]} —they don’t care who sees their sin. It will be very bad for them. They have brought much trouble to themselves.
“If a man divorces his wife,\par and she leaves him\par and marries another man,\par can that man come back to his wife again?\par No! If that man went back to that woman, {\cf2\super [14]} \par then that land would become ‘dirty.’\par Judah, you acted like a prostitute\par with many lovers (false gods).\par And now you want to come back to me!”\par This message was from the Lord.\par
You sinned, so the rain has not come.\par There have not been any springtime rains.\par But still you refuse to be ashamed.\par The look on your face is like the look\par that a prostitute has when she\par refuses to be ashamed.\par You refuse to be ashamed of what you did.\par
\{God said,\} “My people are foolish.\par They don’t know me.\par They are stupid children.\par They don’t understand.\par They are skillful at doing evil,\par but they don’t know how to do good.”\par
So you turned to Canaan, and then to Babylonia. And still you were not satisfied.
Israel, don’t celebrate like the nations do! Don’t be happy! You acted like a prostitute {\cf2\super [84]} and left your God. You did your sexual sin {\cf2\super [85]} on every threshing floor. {\cf2\super [86]}